ZEISS 150mm f4 SONNAR

[anthonym3]

What Matt said.

60mm + 150mm works for me, along with a few extension tubes.

Thank you!

 

[MattKing]

Thank you! Viewing the photos with your commentary is extremely helpful. At age 85 I want to learn as much as possible about medium format after using a LEICA M-3 for more than 50 years.

If you ever used a 90mm lens with your M3, as well as a 50mm lens, then the experience of switching between the lenses will have some similarities. Particularly if you had a separate finder for the 90mm lens.

 

[anthonym3]

If you ever used a 90mm lens with your M3, as well as a 50mm lens, then the experience of switching between the lenses will have some similarities. Particularly if you had a separate finder for the 90mm lens.

Thank you,that is very helpful, I have a 50mm 2.8 ELMAR and 90mm f4 ELMAR with a finder. I use the combo with the M-3 and a 3f.

 

[Pieter12]

I have this on a HASSELBLAD 500C, older chrome model. I'm going to attempt fine art photography and need opinions of the use of this lens or should I buy an 80mm PLANAR? Also I will be shooting black and white, any recommendations for film stock?

Use what you have. It is your vision that counts, not the lens or the focal length.

 

[anthonym3]

Use what you have. It is your vision that counts, not the lens or the focal length.

Thank you! I've no choice but to use what I have, I wanted opinions of the efficacy of the 150 for landscapes. At age 85 SOCIAL SECURITY leaves not much discretionary income following monthly expenses thus purchasing what I would like an 80mm PLANAR is not possible. I use the HASSELBLAD and LEICA M-3 for portraits, the LEICA with 90mm f4 ELMAR when not using my 50MM 2.8 ELMAR.

 

[bdial]

In the spirit of one of the earlier posts, I have 3 lenses for my Hasselblad kit, a 60, 80, and the 150. If I could have only one, it would be the 150.
For the wider end, the 60 doesn’t get much love compared to the 50, and so generally costs much less. But it’s a very fine optic, I believe it’s considered to be sharper than the 50.

 

[anthonym3]

In the spirit of one of the earlier posts, I have 3 lenses for my Hasselblad kit, a 60, 80, and the 150. If I could have only one, it would be the 150.
For the wider end, the 60 doesn’t get much love compared to the 50, and so generally costs much less. But it’s a very fine optic, I believe it’s considered to be sharper than the 50.

Thank you. Why would the 150 be the only one?

 

[BrianShaw]

Like @bdial, if I had only one Hasselblad lens it would be the 150. For me, it is my most frequently used lens for both people and “landscapes”. I tend to like tighter composition in landscapes than the broad and expansive landscape photos using wide angle lenses. The 150 is the longest that Im willing/able to hand-hold, given some rather reasonable constraints.

 

[bdial]

Thank you. Why would the 150 be the only one?

For the same reasons that Brian said. It took me a long time to realize, but I’m not really a wide angle type, most of the time. I would probably be happy with the 100 as my “normal” lens, though I’d probably miss the 80’s speed.

Mileage varies though.

 

[Slixtiesix]

You won't be disappointed by the 150/4. It is sharp, compact and lightweight. It's the classic Hasselblad tele lens. As others mentioned, it is also comparably cheap. Even the latest CFi version sells for a bargain. It allows for a concentrated perspective without having too much compression of distance. Back in the 1970s-90s it was the first choice of many professional portrait photographers. Very well suited for landscapes and still lifes too. A true evergreen within the Hasselblad lens lineup.

 

[anthonym3]

You won't be disappointed by the 150/4. It is sharp, compact and lightweight. It's the classic Hasselblad tele lens. As others mentioned, it is also comparably cheap. Even the latest CFi version sells for a bargain. It allows for a concentrated perspective without having too much compression of distance. Back in the 1970s-90s it was the first choice of many professional portrait photographers. Very well suited for landscapes and still lifes too. A true evergreen within the Hasselblad lens lineup.

Thank you!